Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARADISE ISD·NCES 483426008419
PARADISE INT
338 SCHOOLHOUSE RD, PARADISE, TX 76073 · (940) 969-5032 · Wise County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
67 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PARADISE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
225
+27 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.8:1
% White
84%
was 86%
% Hispanic
13%
was 12%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PARADISE INT
As a cozy elementary campus in PARADISE, Texas, PARADISE INT educates 225 students from grades 4 through 5, operated by PARADISE ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 57% smaller than typical.
PARADISE ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,331 students. PARADISE INT is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, PARADISE INT lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder comes out to 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Wise County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wise County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PARADISE INT tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.8%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Wise County put the typical household earns roughly $93,421 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. PARADISE INT is one of 28 public schools in Wise County (combined enrollment of about 12,854 students).
Nearest neighbor: PARADISE H S, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PARADISE INT comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 47.2%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 14%: 198 students in 2018 compared to 225 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the PARADISE INT community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Wise County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,005
Census ACS
Median income
$93,421
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARADISE ISD
- PARADISE ELElementary · 414 students
- PARADISE H SHigh · 373 students
- PARADISE MIDDLEMiddle · 319 students
Other schools in PARADISE
- PARADISE ELElementary · 414 students
- PARADISE H SHigh · 373 students
- PARADISE MIDDLEMiddle · 319 students
Nearby schools
- PARADISE H S0.1 mi · 373
- PARADISE MIDDLE0.1 mi · 319
- PARADISE EL0.2 mi · 414
- BRIDGEPORT EL5.3 mi · 523
- BRIDGEPORT H S5.4 mi · 674
- BRIDGEPORT MIDDLE5.4 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About PARADISE INTWhat is the total enrollment at PARADISE INT?
PARADISE INT enrolls approximately 225 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does PARADISE INT serve?
PARADISE INT serves grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PARADISE INT?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARADISE INT is approximately 12.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PARADISE INT?
PARADISE INT reports a student body of 84% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is PARADISE INT in?
PARADISE INT is part of PARADISE ISD.
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